Blind Defends United Style of play

United have drawn their last four matches in all
competitions but their dynamic Dutchman believes
playing for a point is not always a bad approach
against certain opponents

Daley Blind has defended Manchester United's recent
results, insisting there are times when the team must play
for a draw.

Louis van Gaal's side have been held to 0-0 stalemates in
their last three matches in all competitions and also drew
the last time they scored a goal, in the away game with
CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.

Ahead of the visit of the Russian Premier League leaders on
Tuesday, Blind has denied that taking only one point from
the game at the Arena Khimki last month should be
considered a bad result for United.

"If you think it is going to be difficult to get all three points,
you can be happy in an away game with one," he told MUTV .

"The main thing is that you don't go away with zero points.

"Sometimes you have to make sure that, in an away game,
you get the draw. Read the game and see if it's possible to
win or not and, if not, you play for the draw.

"They are a really organised team, they are really compact
and they have some speed up front and on the counter-
attack. I think we defended quite well over there. We didn't
create a lot of chances for ourselves but we were dangerous
enough."

Blind is confident United remain in a strong position to
progress to the knockout stages despite sitting second after
three games, level on points with CSKA.

"It's a tough group. Wolfsburg are also a great team and we
had some difficulties against PSV but we still have two
home games to go so we have it in our own hands," he
added.

"You have a points target in your mind but I'm not really
thinking about that. You just have to try to win your games
and get as many points as possible, to win the group. I'm a
player who lives game by game and doesn't look too far
forward."